It’s Tuesday night. My DVR is overloaded. Just got back from the gym. I’m sweaty. I’m tired. I don’t smell that great. I need to shower. I’m hungry. I’m thirsty. So much to do. I still need to write this blog post! Ok, settle down. Let’s get this done.
The shower’s getting warm. I pick up my phone.
“One order sesame beef, one order moo shu chicken – extra pancakes please, two egg drop soups. Thanks, see you soon!”
I get into my PJ’s. Pour myself a drink. The doorbell rings.
“Food’s here!”
“Coming!”
I turn on the TV. Open up my Grand Sichuan – 19-23 St. Marks Pl. It smells so good. 20 minutes go by. Soup’s done. 20 more minutes. DVR guide still on the screen. I don’t notice. No more beef. Pour the leftover sauce over my rice. I hit a wall. Take a breath. Second wind! Guess I’ll catch up on my TV some other time.
Thanks so much to our new friend Lucy over at amNY for spreading the news about Eatery Expert. Be sure to pick up a copy of today’s paper or visit on-line! We look forward to hearing from you soon!
Sing it with me. You can’t always get what you want….but if you try sometimes, you might find – you get bread and cheese! What?!?! Yes, you read it right. Bread and Cheese. What does that mean? It means that at long last I’ve found what I’ve been looking for. Ever since I was a little kid with a little palate there was one thing I wanted every restaurant to have. It was simple. I wasn’t asking for much – at least I didn’t think so. I wanted a side of tomato sauce and cheese. It didn’t matter what kind of cheese either. I’d take parmesan, ricotta, anything. I was young, a dreamer. But alas, I was shot down by one waiter after another. Occasionally I’d find a restaurant to cater to my wishes but these were few and far between. Then, only recently, at a Saturday night dinner my culinary prayers were answered. After being seated at Apizz – 217 Eldridge St. and being asked “would you prefer tap or bottled water” (for the record, I only go with tap – it’s NYC tap, the best around!) a gentleman came over to the table holding the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. Bread, tomato sauce, and ricotta cheese for my dipping pleasure! Oh the joy! Needless to say I was walking out of this restaurant happy as long as there wasn’t a bug in my food. There wasn’t and the rest of the meal was great. We started with the Rocket Apizz pizza, followed by ricotta stuffed meatballs, then thin ravioli in a brown butter sage sauce with caramelized butternut squash, and finished with a double espresso for the trip home. Fantastic.
So do yourself a favor and make sure the check this place out. And don’t forget to let us know how you like it!
